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Very excited. Just got my PID, SSR, thermoprobe, and heat sink in from Auberins.com. Still waiting for the pump and RIMS tube from brewhardware.com For some reason I had it in my head that the PID was going to be way bigger. Tiny little thing. Still need to order the heater for the...

I am going to be doing a PID/SSR set-up for a RIMS tube with heater and thermometer. Want to also do a float switch for sparging that will turn on pump to pull already heated liquor through RIMS tube and into sparge for exact temp control. Any reason I can't wire the float controller to a a...

I appreciate all the advice. Homebrewers are already great people, but it's pretty amazing to bring so many helpful similar minded people together. (that sounded like "simple minded", but it's different) :) I think I am going to re-plumb my mash tun (cooler) for 1/2" to support the mash...

OK, that all makes sense. I am realizing my stupidity regarding burning out the heater because wort is going too slow.....if wort going slower, heater is turned on less by thermostat..... :) Thanks for setting me straight. As far as the decreased flow hurting the march pump, I appreciate...

Can I use RIMS tube with 1/2" fittings and March pump with 1/2" fittings together with my existing HLT and mash-tun that are 3/8" fittings? Will the 3/8" slow down the flow too much for the pump and heater? Anyone?

Been reading the RIMS posts, but haven't found the answer to my question. Apologize up front if the answer is out there. I have a keggle 3-tier brew-tree with 3/8" fittings. I have seen that RIMS tubes and March pumps are recommended for 1/2" flow. Can I do 3/8" or will I carmelize and...

Posted recipe is extract. Does anyone have an all grain clone recipe. It's a pretty damn good beer.

First of all thanks for the help on the keezer collar. I have it built and lid attached via hinge. Just need to sand, stain, uerethane, and silicone onto freezer base. Will post pics when done. I bought my keggles from craigslist and for some reason they have 3/8" NPT rather than the...

Post #28 of this thread on page 3: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/my-super-efficient-5-gallon-mash-lauter-tun-92724/index3.html shows the Hartford loop. I would like to try this by adding CPVC arm to my 3/8" brass ball valve coming out bottom of my large rectangle cooler MLT. Here is what...

Cat22, I see what you are saying now.....Genius. Not sure how I had already made the leap to drilling two new holes in the plate to line up with the factory holes, but not realized I could drill two new holes to make it fit on the 2x4. I'm thinking the bottom of the plate will hang a bit...

Thanks for the feedback guys. Can't post pics right now because I am on business trip until end of week. Hoping to get project started this weekend. EasyE - I hear you about not attaching collar to keezer. But, my main question is about re-attaching the hinge when collar is in place. If I...

My chest freezer (10.2 Danby) has an extra plastic strip that sticks out from the body around the outside at the top lip of the main body. When installing the bracket to both the collar and the freezer, I am worried that if I try to screw one set of screws into the collar and the other into...

Bobby and BargainF, Thx for the definitive answers. Have ordered a 6" stem for my HLT. will see how that works. Then will decide if I need one for my BK. Bit overkill since only real value is to tell when getting close to initial boil. Would love one for my mash-tun, but that will mean...

How far is that notch normally from the tip?

So, if it is #2 then assuming it is not going to screw all the way into the female port on the keggle, I will lose an additional ~1/4" of length beyond what it already has to cover to get to the inside of the keggle. I have non-standard 3/8" ports so that distance includes the ports and a...

pola0502ds, that definitely made me laugh out loud. mklawz, I am planning to go without the lid for now as well. Want to see how much of a hassle it is to lug around a larger Co2 and also to determine if I want to install a faucet or just use a picnic tap. BrentM, thanks for the reminder...

When a thermometer is listed as having a 4" stem, is that 4" from the back of the dial to tip 4" from the threads closest to the dial to tip 4" from the threads furthest from the dial to tip My keggle (bought on Craigslist) has a 3/8" weld so I need to add a "Reducing Adapter" to get up to...

Doesn't the tube draw the beer from the very bottom? Wouldn't that mean that any sediment formed between draws would come out with the next draw? That would mean you would not expect to have more badness near the end. Is my logic correct?

I am pretty sure I saw a post somewhere (maybe not HBT) describing how to convert a 5 gallon igloo cooler into a kegerator for 3gallon cornies, but now I can't find it. Hard part that I don't want to mess up is boring out the lid so that it fits on with the 3gallon corny inside. Anyone...

Thanks so much for the very speedy replies. LordUlrich: I appreciate that. Will spend the extra dough rather than get rust in my beer. As far as the more standard parts: that makes it stick way out of the keggle which creates more opp to bash the thermometer when moving (I don't brew in the...